Selected Publications (Articles with an title in blue color can be downloaded by clicking on the title)
Book
Wang, X.T. & Su Y.J. (Eds., 2011). Thus Spake Evolutionary
Psychologists (进化心理学家如是说). Peking
University Press, Beijing, China.
http://www.zwskw.com/shuye/62/34505.html
Journal Special Issue
Guest Editor, Journal of Bioeconomics
for two special issues on Bioeconomics, Law, and
Evolutionary Psychology, 2001-2002.
Peer Reviewed Articles and
Book Chapters
Wang, X.T. & Su Y.J. (Eds., 2011). Evolutionary psychology:
Achievements, experiences and frontiers (in Chinese). In X.T. Wang, & Su, Y.J. (Eds.)
Thus Spake Evolutionary Psychologists (进化心理学家如是说) (pp. 1-4). Peking
University Press, Beijing, China.
Wang,
X.T. (2011).
Evolutionary psychology of decision making at
risk. In
X.T. Wang, & Su, Y.J. (Eds.) Thus Spake Evolutionary
Psychologists (进化心理学家如是说) (pp. 198-208). Peking
University Press, Beijing, China.
Zheng, H., Wang, X.T. & Zhu, L. (2010). Framing Effects: Behavioral dynamics and neural basis. Neuropsychologia, 48, 3198-3204.
Wang, X.T.
& Dvorak, R. D. (2010). Sweet future: Fluctuating
blood glucose levels affect future discounting. Psychological Science, 21, 183-188. Featured in Time article http://wellness.blogs.time.com/2010/01/27/low-blood-sugar-you-may-opt-for-instant-gratification/?xid=rss-topstories#ixzz0e7oe2boDTrue/Slant article http://trueslant.com/wrayherbert/2010/01/21/the-future-is-lookin-sweet/
Wang, X.T. (2010). Six issues in methodology of behavioral research. 有关行为研究方法学的六点思考. Acta Psychologica Sinica (中国心理学报), 42, 37-40.
Wang, X.T., Kruger, D. & Wilke, D (2009). Life history variables and risk taking propensity. Evolution and Human Behavior, 30, 77-84.
Zhang, W. H. & Wang, X.T. (2008). Self-framing,
risk perception and risky choice. 自我框架，风险认知和风险选择. Acta Psychologica Sinica (中国心理学报), 40, 633-641.
Wang,
X.T. (2008). Risk
communication and risky choice in context: Ambiguity and ambivalence hypothesis.
Annals of the
Wang,
X.T. (2008). Decision
heuristics as predictors of public choice. Journal of Behavioral Decision Making, 21, 77-89. Featured
in Science News article “Simpleminded Voters” http://www.sciencenews.org/view/feature/id/33352/title/Simpleminded_Voters
Kruger,
D. J., Wang, X.T. & Wilke, A. (2007). Towards the
development of an evolutionarily valid domain-specific risk-taking scale.
Evolutionary
Psychology, 5, 555-568.
Wang, X.T. (2007). Evolutionary psychology of
investment decisions: Studies of expected personal money allocation and
differential parental investment in sons and daughters. Acta Psychologica
Sinica (中国心理学报), 39, 406-414.
Wang, X.T. (2006). Emotions within reason: Resolving conflicts in risk
preference. Cognition
& Emotion, 20, 1132-1152.
Wang, X.T. & J. S. Simons
(2005). Reference
points-dependent tradeoffs in intertemporal decision making. Behavioral and
Brain Sciences, 28, 663-664.
Wang,
X.T. (2004). Self-framing of risky choice. Journal of Behavioral Decision Making, 7, 1-16.
Keller, M., Gummeran, M., Wang, X.T. & Lindsey, S.
(2004). Understanding
perspectives and
emotions in contract violation: Development of deontic and moral reasoning.
Child Development, 75, 614-635.
Xie. X.F. & Wang, X.T. (2004). Reference
points and managers’ cognitive characteristics in risky situations. Acta Psychologica Sinica (中国心理学报), 36, 575-585.
Krauss, S., & Wang, X.T. (2003). The psychology of the Monty Hall problem: Discovering psychological mechanisms for solving a tenacious brain teaser. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 132, 3-22.
Xie, X.F. Wang, X.T. (2003). Dimensions in risk-taking: Gain-loss situation, opportunity-threat perception, and achievement-avoidance motive. Asian Journal of Social Psychology, 6, 117-132.
Wang,
X.T. (2002). Risk as reproductive variance. Evolution and
Human Behavior, 23, 35-57.
Wang,
X.T. (2002). A kith-and-kin rationality
in risky choices: Empirical examinations and theoretical modeling.
In
F. Salter (Ed.), Risky Transactions: Trust, Kinship, and Ethnicity (pp.
47-70).
Wang, X.T. (2001). Introduction: bounded
rationality of economic man: New frontiers in evolutionary
psychology and bioeconomics.
Journal of Bioeconomics, 3, 84-89.
Landa, J. & Wang, X.T. (2001). Bounded rationality of economic man: Decision making under ecological, social and institutional constraints. Journal of Bioeconomics, 3, 217-235. Chinese translation by 牛京辉: 经济人的有限理性：在生态的、社会的和制度的限制之下作决策. 《新哲学》第八辑 (2008 王中江主编， 北京， 大象出版社ISBN 978-7-5347-5081-6).
Wang, X.T., Simons, F., & Bredart, S. (2001). Social cues and verbal framing in risky choice.
Journal of Behavioral Decision Making, 14, 1-15.
Wang,
X.T. (2000). How can we be
rational in a world of risks and uncertainties. Evolution
and Human Behavior, 21,
347-352.
Rode C, & Wang, X.T. (2000). Risk-sensitive
decisions examined in an evolutionary framework.
American Behavioral Scientist, 43, 926-939.
Wang,
X.T. (1996). Framing effects:
Dynamics and task domains. Organizational Behavior and
Human Decision
Processes, 68, 145-157.
Wang,
X.T. (1996). Domain-specific
rationality in human choices: Violations of utility axioms and
social contexts. Cognition, 60, 31-63.
Wang, X.T. (1996). Evolutionary
hypotheses of risk-sensitive choice: Age differences and perspective
changes. Ethology and
Sociobiology. 17, 1-15.
Wang, X.T., &
